Today, I will grade and analyze each NHL team’s 2015 draft classes, with more than two years passing since the picks were made.

The grades simply reflect evaluations of the players drafted, and not whether they are still in the NHL organization that drafted them.

There is no perfect way to do grades as it is a subjective process. I could grade simply based on total talent, or I could grade one how teams should have performed relative to expectations. While the latter is more ideal, it is also more speculative and thus I have always gone with the former method, even if it means grades are biased by draft slot.

For transparency purposes, here were my grades at the time of the 2015 NHL Draft (ESPN Insider).

Edmonton: The Connor McDavid grade

It helps your grade when you draft the reigning Hart and Art Ross winner. This is where my philosophy of grading by output hurts me a little, because a monkey probably could have found a way to yell out...

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